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Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid star as sailors in search of a good time in this American comedy drama directed by Hal Ashby.

Career seafarers Buddusky (Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) are given the task of escorting Seaman Meadows (Quaid) to Portsmouth Naval Prison where he is facing a long sentence. The two sailors, feeling bad about his gloomy prospects, decide to show him a good time before he goes down.

What follows is an odyssey of drinking, fighting, womanising and all-round bad behaviour. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Beautifully presented by Indicator, this high definition restoration is packed with extras and limited to 5000 copies.

Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid star as sailors in search of a good time in this American comedy drama directed by Hal Ashby.

Career seafarers Buddusky (Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) are given the task of escorting Seaman Meadows (Quaid) to Portsmouth Naval Prison where he is facing a long sentence. The two sailors, feeling bad about his gloomy prospects, decide to show him a good time before he goes down.

What follows is an odyssey of drinking, fighting, womanising and all-round bad behaviour. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Beautifully presented by Indicator, this high definition restoration is packed with extras and limited to 5000 copies.

Extras

4K restoration from the original negative

Original mono audio

Two presentations of the feature: the original, uncut theatrical version, and the world exclusive home video presentation of the 1976 TV syndication cut

An Introduction by filmmaker Alexander Payne (2017, 5 mins)

About a Trip (2017, 16 mins): an appreciation by Alexander Payne

A Search for Truth (2017, 21 mins): an interview with editor Robert C. Jones

An Interview with Michael Chapman (2004, 4 mins): the acclaimed director of photography discusses his work on The Last Detail

Isolated score: experience Johnny Mandel’s original soundtrack music

Original theatrical trailer

Image gallery

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, available for both presentations of the feature

Limited edition exclusive 28-page booklet with a new essay by Michael Pattison, and an examination of the 1976 TV cut